The materials in FOIA 2012-0176-F are a selective, not necessarily all inclusive, body of documents responsive to the topic of the FOIA. Researchers should consult the archivist about related materials. FOIA 2012-0176-F contains material related to Judge Jose Cabranes, who served on the U.S. District Court for the District of Connecticut during the George H.W. Bush Administration....Read more
The materials in FOIA 2012-0176-F are a selective, not necessarily all inclusive, body of documents responsive to the topic of the FOIA. Researchers should consult the archivist about related materials. FOIA 2012-0176-F contains material related to Judge Jose Cabranes, who served on the U.S. District Court for the District of Connecticut during the George H.W. Bush Administration. When he was appointed in 1979, he became the first Puerto Rican to be appointed to the federal bench in the continental United States. He served in that position until August 1994, when he was appointed to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit. The records are divided among two record groups: Bush Presidential Records and Bush Vice Presidential Records. The majority of records are Bush Presidential Records. 2012-0176-F 2 The Bush Presidential Staff and Office Files include correspondence, memoranda, resume, and printed material maintained by individual staff members and offices. Correspondence consists of a letter from Senator Lieberman in support of nomination of Cabranes to the Second Circuit Court. Memo regards a brief message from John Sununu to C. Boyden Gray regarding the attached Cabranes resume. The resume is a biographical narrative concerning Cabranes' personal and professional background. Printed material contains photocopied pages from the Supreme Court Reporter, the Federal Reporter, and the Federal Supplement. These publications contain judicial opinion and decisions from the U.S. District Court for the District of Connecticut during Cabranes' tenure on the bench. The Bush Vice Presidential Staff and Office Files include correspondence and notes. These materials consist of correspondence regarding unsolicited letters from Luis A. Ferre, Republican National Committee State Chairman for Puerto Rico, in support of nominating Jose Cabranes to the Second Circuit and standard White House letter of response. Notes consist of brief messages from White House staff to the Vice President that letters concerning Cabranes had been received. Read less